Last Updated on November 7, 2026 1:37 am by INDIAN AWAAZ
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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) today released the date sheet for the Class 10th and 12th board examinations of 2027. The examinations for both classes will begin on 16th February next year and start at 10:30 AM. According to the official timetable, Class 10 exams will conclude on 9th March and Class 12 exams will continue till 9th April.
The notification said that Class 10 students will appear in 83 subjects, while Class 12 students will take examinations in 121 subjects. The Board said the date sheet has been prepared after considering more than 40,000 subject combinations to ensure that examinations of two subjects chosen by a student do not clash.
Earlier, the Board also announced the exam dates for practicals for Class 10 and 12 students. The practical examinations or internal assessments, for the 2026-27 session are scheduled to be held from the 1st of January to the 13th of February next year for all affiliated schools in India and abroad. Accordingly, the practical exams for Class 10 and 12 students in winter-bound schools will be conducted from 9th November to 19th December this year.
More than 26.5 lakh students will appear for the CBSE Class 10 board exams, while over 19.8 lakh students will sit for the CBSE Class 12th board exams. The date sheet has been released 101 days ahead of the examinations and is available on the official CBSE website, cbse.gov.in <http://cbse.gov.in/>.